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Mirror with cosmic designs and inscriptions
Mirror with cosmic designs and inscriptions

Mirror with cosmic designs and inscriptions

Place of OriginChina
DynastyWestern Han period (206 BCE-9 CE)
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH. 1/8 in x Diam. 5 3/8 in
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB66B21
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsMetal Arts
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InscribedInscription. The eight characters, two on each of the central square, read, when the sunlight is visible, the world is greatly illuminated
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皁漢梮浻癵日之光天下大榃浨文氟
Inscription. The eight characters, two on each of the central square, read, when the sunlight is visible, the world is greatly illuminated. 癵日之光天下大榃